Artist: Philip Pearlstein (1924 - )
Nationality: American
Movement: Contemporary Realism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Philip Pearlstein was a leading figure of the naturalism revival that took place in the mid-20th century as a reaction to Abstract Expressionism. His early works consisted mostly of landscapes, but after the 1960’s he began painting realistic nude figures in domestic settings. Although he is sometimes considered to be a Superrealist because of the detail of his paintings, Pearlstein’s work succeeds this title.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Philip Pearlstein Nude in New Mexico Lithograph 1984
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Philip Pearlstein Girl on Iron Bench Color lithograph 1974
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Philip Pearlstein Model in Green Kimono Color aquatint 1979
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Philip Pearlstein - Two Female Models on an Iron Bed 1975 watercolor on paper Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American
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Philip M. Pearlstein - Male and Female Nudes With Red And Purple Drape 1968 oil on canvas Hirshhorn Museum American
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Georges de la Tour - Saint Philip c. 1625 oil on canvas Chrysler Museum of Art French
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Thomas Gainsborough - Philip Dupont c. 1770 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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Pieter van Coninxloo - Philip the Handsome mid-1490's oil on oak The National Gallery, London Flemish
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Pompeo-Girolamo Batoni - Portrait of Philip Livingston 1783 oil on canvas Utah Museum of Fine Arts Italian
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Diego Rodriquez de Silva Velazquez - King Philip IV of Spain 1644 oil on canvas The Frick Collection Spanish
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Charles Willson Peale - John Philip de Haas 1772 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Giueseppe Passeri - Vision of St Philip Neri c. 1700 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum Italian
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Sir Anthony van Dyck - Philip, Lord Wharton 1632 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Flemish
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Thomas Sully - John Philip Kemble 1867 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Philip Gilbert Hamerton The Art of the American Wood-Engraver by Philip Gilbert Hamerton (New York: Charles Scribner*s Sons, 1894) book with text only 1894
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Philip Gilbert Hamerton The Sylvan Year by Philip Gilbert Hamerton (London: Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1876) book with 20 etchings 1876
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Giovanni Domenico Ferretti - Saint Philip Neri in Glory 1731 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts Italian
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Anonymous St. Philip 19th century
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Anonymous St. Philip 19th century
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Etienne Parrocel - Apparition of the Virgin to Saint Philip Neri 18th century oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art French
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Thomas Gainsborough - Portrait of Miss Ann Ford, Later Mrs. Philip Thicknesse 1760 oil on canvas Cincinnati Art Museum British
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Philip Syng Jr. Porringer silver circa 1740
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Giovanni Battista Piazzetta - Madonna and Child Appearing to Saint Philip Neri 1725 or after oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Italian
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Silver Models Representing Steps in Making of Handcrafted Spoon (Third annealing), Philip Kran Pavel , circa 1940, Silver
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Silver Models Representing Steps in Making of Handcrafted Spoon (Final teaspoon), Philip Kran Pavel , circa 1940, Silver
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Silver Models Representing Steps in Making of Handcrafted Spoon (Fourth annealing), Philip Kran Pavel , circa 1940, Silver
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Portrait of a Man, Said to Be Philip Wharton (1613-1696), Fourth Baron Wharton, 1648 John
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Silver Models Represent Steps in Making of Handcrafted Spoon, Philip Kran Paval (Denmark, Nykobing, 1899 - 1971) , circa 1940, Silver
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John Trumbull Philip Church oil on canvas 1784
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Silver Models Representing Steps in Making of Handcrafted Spoon (Second annealing), Philip Kran Paval (Denmark, Nykobing, 1899 - 1971) , circa 1940, Silver
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Jacobus Houbraken (Sr. Philip Sydney) 1744
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Anonymous Saint Philip fresco fragment 12 - 13th century
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John William Orr King Philip 19th century
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John Wesley Jarvis Philip Hone oil on panel 1809
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Portrait of a Man Attributed to Philip Jean (British, 1755-1802)Ivory; Oval, 1 3/4 x 1
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Philip Gilbert Hamerton Laboulaye Etching 19th century
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Philip Gilbert Hamerton Near Vondenay Etching 19th century
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Philip Cheney Western Landscape Lithograph 1936
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Philip Cheney Sweet Water Lithograph 1947
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Philip Cheney Vermont Village Lithograph 1941
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Benjamin Philip Gibbon Robert van Voerst 19th century
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Philip B. Kappel, S. A. E. Off El Moro Puerto Rio 20th century
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Philip Leslie Hale, American, 1865-1931 Girls in Sunlight 1895 Oil on canvas 73.66 x 99.06
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Theodoor van Thulden Portrait of Philip IV of Spain EN 17th century
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Philip Michelson Silks watercolor 1981
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Ferdinand Ruscheweyh Christ and the Twelve Apostles [St. Philip] Engraving 1827
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Philip Cheney [Horse and Plow] 19th - 20th century
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Philip Gilbert Hamerton The Towers of Autun Etching 19th century
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Philip Gilbert Hamerton Two Stumps of Driftwood Etching 19th century
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Philip Michelson Kite Series #1 collage 1983
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Philip Dolan A Bird's Nest and Blossom watercolor 19th - 20th century
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Sestertius with bust of Philip II Coin; Bronze Roman Imperial Period, A.D. 244–246 Rome Bronze
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Joel Philip Myers CFOURBLUEBRG Blown glass 1989
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Joel Philip Myers CFNEOLONGJPM Blown glass 1989
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Thomas Robert Way Plate 3 in the book The Ancient Halls of the City Guilds by Philip Norman (London: George Bell and Sons, 1903) lithograph 1903
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Thomas Robert Way Plate 4 in the book The Ancient Halls of the City Guilds by Philip Norman (London: George Bell and Sons, 1903) lithograph 1903
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Thomas Robert Way Plate 5 in the book The Ancient Halls of the City Guilds by Philip Norman (London: George Bell and Sons, 1903) lithograph 1903
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Thomas Robert Way Plate 17 in the book The Ancient Halls of the City Guilds by Philip Norman (London: George Bell and Sons, 1903) lithograph 1903
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Thomas Robert Way Plate 16 in the book The Ancient Halls of the City Guilds by Philip Norman (London: George Bell and Sons, 1903) lithograph 1903
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Thomas Robert Way Plate 7 in the book The Ancient Halls of the City Guilds by Philip Norman (London: George Bell and Sons, 1903) lithograph 1903

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (7)
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Frye Art Museum: An Economy of Specific Bodies and Particular Objects: Philip Pearlstein Drawings
The artist began his inquiry into the representation of bodies in space in the 1950s, at the height of American abstract expressionism. The ideals of abstract expressionism—a commitment to nonrepresentational art and chiefly improvisational method...
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: Picturing the Past: Piranesi to Pearlstein
As early as the Renaissance, the study of famous works of art of the Greek and Roman civilizations was an essential part of an artists education. The city of Rome was an important destination for anyone who ...
Bradley University, Heuser Art Center: The Feminine Eye: A National Group Exhibition
Exhibitions in Bradley University galleries showcase artists with varied processes/techniques and ethnic heritage. This diversity expands our understanding of new ideas in the context of contemporary art history. Bradley University’s exhibition sc...
Carnegie Museum of Art: On Paper II: 50 Works from the Collection
Three early Philip Pearlstein drawings depict the daily life of American GIs during World War II and illustrate drawing's time-honored role in ...
Changing Room: Dirk Bell, Kate Davis, Alan Michael
he exhibition brings together new work by three artists, from Glasgow and Berlin. It centres on their use of drawing and mixed media to make work with multiple meanings around notions of memory, representation, beauty and layering of images. Di...
Columbia Museum of Art: A Body of Work: The Human Figure from Degas to Diebenkorn
“The human figure has been a significant genre throughout the history of art. To examine the human figure and the techniques and styles in its depiction throughout the 20th century is the motivation behind organizing A Body of Work: The Human Figu...
Columbia Museum of Art: Intimate Expressions: Two Centuries of American Drawings
Among the many artists represented in the exhibition are Milton Avery, George Bellows, Charles Burchfield, Paul Cadmus, William Merritt Chase, Thomas Cole, John Singleton Copley, Philip Pearlstein and Benjamin West. Through drawings, the viewer ca...

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